Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-11
SLEEPING WONDERS
Feats Accomplished by Some Men VIII
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London Telegraph.
Sleep in most individuals lasts "A.
space Of eight hours. Exceptions Ia
statement are numerous; whetbe, n
arise from duty or laziness We shall
venture to examine. Sir L. Codrip,'
the famous naval officer, when a mail
man, could watch on deck for "a NJ
this left only five for sleep, which h
case was most profound poi,l
that no noise was sufficiently strO,,
waken him; yet if the word aSpi|
was whispered in his ear he avoks
was on deck instantly.
Reporters of the House of Conr|
require great exertions to keep A
selves from sleeping. A few years \
distinguished member of "the geuasI
in the gallery" took down speech i
he was sleeping. His statement rs.a
his oath. Calvin tells OF friend n
reading aloud to him while asleep. |
organ of vision was alone active
Coleridge, the dreaming philoNp
composed "Cubla Khuun zone Of
poems) while fast asleep. Next m0rj
he was sure there had been an arQuis
to his literature, but was too neglgaj
write the stanzas. A few days attsiT|
he attempted to recall the verses
they had for the most parthed and |
poem as it now stands is but a frgzj
Every one knows that extreme ist
induces sleep, and this in spite Of |
rounding relations, which in otil !
circumstance would hinder any
from resting. Previous to the shd5
ing of the hours of work factory chill
frequently fel! asleep while working
the machines, although well aware
they would incur severe punishmsi
doing so. The North American IN.
at the stake of torture, has been %
to go to sleep on the least remlssim
agony, and will slumbeG until thef'
applied to awaken him.
1t is ON record that during the ha
the battle Of the Nile some OF The
fatigued boys fell asleep upon The
and curing the attack upon Ra
in the Burmese war, the captain o.
the steam frigates most actively y
worn out by the excess OF COM
mental tension, fell asleep and rent
perfectly unconscious for two
within a yard of his largest gus
were being worked energeticaIi
whole period.
Habit and time, place and clFcsa
ces predispose us all to sleep. Ihee'
ted pedestrian, CAPTAIN Barclay Sas
comprising his extraordinar! ~
walking 1000 miles in as many su'''
hours, obtained at last such 4 M
over himself that he fell asleep u
slant he lay down. The doctors
never hears the door bell during 'ns
although the noise is sufficient 70
the wearied husband; bat should >
in the nursery cry, then the mo'a''
livious to all other sounds, hears
the infants voice.
1t is related that the Able faA
required notoriety through MS W.
inducing somnambulism, was aC'''
merely to place his patient n q
chair, after telling him TO sou' a'
and collect himself, and pronoals
strong voice, "dormez," whicnS@
successful.
There seems to be no iim.' "
wonders displayed by man ii y.
Condercet, the mathematician '0'
of his most difficult problem
asleep-a problem, too, when ".
during his waking hours a
of theology in the Universi'J =
once wrote q sermon WINE 80
found it on his desk next mofniI
preceding night he could 10,
with the subject as he desifeI, ~,
performance Of his sleeping l''
quite satisfactory to him.
Jenny Lind was one OF the =.
brated singers of her time ~ w.,
rival her powers except 80 M
who sang sometimes better M nd
famous Jenny. The girl eol-
tempt any difficult piece Nl'- .,rl
but when sleeping she sang y ~, +
so like the renowned artistic que,
difficdlt to distinguish oe'T r;,5
voices. On one occasion Mile LIZ.
the girl, and even tested the ~ In,
her powers by giving her T
elaborate chromatic exercise
sleeping girl performed , n .ip,l
wonder of the famous s~eol7D